I did not see any intervention by anyone. I saw, for the most part, intelligent discussions and questions among professionals.
Bill Drew
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-----Original Message-----
From: BRIAN TINGLE [[log in to unmask]]
Received: Tuesday, 27 Sep 2011, 11:50pm
To: [log in to unmask] [[log in to unmask]]
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Job Posting: Digital Library Repository Developer, Boston Public Library (Boston, MA)
I know I should not take the bait... but if anything we say on this list -- however stupid or pedantic -- is taken as representing our employers and not our personal opinions; then I'm not sure this is a list I can participate in. It is chilling to see veiled legal threats thrown around on this list. I mostly lurk here anyways. But if everything I say is going to be taken to be the official word of my employer, then basically I can't say anything at all as far as I understand, except maybe if I cut and paste from press releases / get everything I say vetted though a communications officer.
I read the announcement in a way more similar to the way Ya'aqov did than the way Roy did; but I don't see how Roy's comments were uncalled for. As far as interfering with a recruitment (?) if anything this increased the visibility of this position. I know I would not have bothered to read the position description (on a vacation day even) if I had not been curious to see why it had attracted so much attention.
Are there any ground rules or terms of use for this list... All I can find is this:
https://listserv.nd.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0312&L=CODE4LIB&T=0&F=&S=&P=61
If it is official policy that we don't speak for ourselves, I'm out of here.
On Sep 27, 2011, at 7:14 PM, Ya'aqov Ziso wrote:
> The posting's sentence 't*he successful candidate will develop and
> maintain' * does NOT say *'*developing its own digital repository system
> ... throwing anything else at it beyond this one developer' as Roy put it.
>
> In a community where any comma or space makes a world of a difference I pay
> attention to all words and their consequences.
>
> Roy, the wording of your question and intervention in BPL's search (as
> someone representing OCLC and its monopoly) were uncalled for. Yes, let's
> move on, Ya'aqov
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 12:40 PM, Roy Tennant <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> Phew! That's a relief! I saw the word "develop" instead of
>> "implement". Thanks for the clarification,
>> Roi
>>
>> 2011/9/27 Colford, Scot <[log in to unmask]>:
>>> Not developing from scratch, mind you.
>>>
>>> This position will be working closely with the other position posted for
>>> Web Services Developer, the rest of the Web Services and Digital Projects
>>> teams already at the BPL, and the staffs of other Massachusetts libraries
>>> participating the Digital Commonwealth project.
>>>
>>> Don't you worry about us, Roy. ;-)
>>>
>>> \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/
>>>
>>> Scot Colford
>>> Web Services Manager
>>> Boston Public Library
>>>
>>> [log in to unmask]
>>> Phone 617.859.2399
>>> Mobile 617.592.8669
>>> Fax 617.536.7558
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 9/27/11 11:58 AM, "Roy Tennant" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So BPL is developing its own digital repository system? Mind if I ask
>>>> why? And are you throwing anything else at it beyond this one
>>>> developer?
>>>> Roy
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 8:52 AM, Colford, Scot <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>>>> The Boston Public Library is accepting applications for the Digital
>>>>> Library Repository Developer position. The successful candidate will
>>>>> develop and maintain the core technical infrastructure for a digital
>>>>> object repository and library system that will be used by Massachusetts
>>>>> libraries, archives, historical societies, and museums to store and
>>>>> deliver digital resources to users across the State and beyond.
>>>>> Competitive benefits. Salary: $62,053 - 83,770, DOQ.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> EDUCATION
>>>>>
>>>>> Bacheloršs Degree in Computer Science from an accredited college or
>>>>> university with a focus on programming, applications development, and
>>>>> scripting languages. Preferred degree or coursework in
>>>>> Library/Information
>>>>> Science.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> EXPERIENCE
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ A minimum of 4 years experience of significant development
>> experience
>>>>> in an object oriented environment such as Ruby, Python, or Java.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Strong working knowledge of XML/XSLT.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Demonstrated familiarity with image, audio, video, and text
>>>>> file
>>>>> formats - especially as they relate to digital library standards,
>>>>> encoding/decoding/transcoding, and related metadata schemas.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Demonstrated familiarity with semantic web/RDF components such
>>>>> as SPARQL, FOAF, and OWL.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Demonstrated familiarity and comfort working with various
>>>>> operating systems such as UNIX/Linux, Windows, and Mac OSX.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Significant experience working in LAMP and/or WAMP stacks,
>>>>> preferably on virtualized and/or cloud-computing platforms.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Experience with open-source repository systems such as Fedora,
>>>>> Greenstone, or D-Space and affiliated projects and service providers
>>>>> such
>>>>> as Hydra, Islandora, and Duraspace.
>>>>>
>>>>> ˇ Demonstrated project management experience.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> REQUIREMENTS ­ Ability to exercise good judgment and focus on detail as
>>>>> required by the job
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> RESIDENCY ­ Must be a resident of the City of Boston upon the first day
>>>>> of
>>>>> hire.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> CORI ­ Must successfully clear a Criminal Offenders Record Information
>>>>> check with the City of Boston
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Complete job description and application available at:
>>>>> www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp<http://www.cityofboston.gov/OHR/careercenter.asp>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: October 9, 2011
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> In compliance with Federal and State Equal Employment Laws, Equal
>>>>> opportunity will be afforded to all applicants regardless of race,
>>>>> color,
>>>>> sex, age, religious creed, disability, national origin, ancestry,
>> sexual
>>>>> orientation, marital status, ex-offender status, prior psychiatric
>>>>> treatment or military status.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> \-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/-\-/
>>>>>
>>>>> Scot Colford
>>>>> Web Services Manager
>>>>> Boston Public Library
>>>>>
>>>>> [log in to unmask]
>>>>> Phone 617.859.2399
>>>>> Mobile 617.592.8669
>>>>> Fax 617.536.7558
>>>>>
>>>
>>
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